Mama had a Cigarette in her Hand

from Thank God by George Wagoner

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On my 2nd day of school I was running out the door
When I turned around and caught a cigarette burn
On my face like once before
And when that social worker asked me,
"Georgie, how'd you get that little brand?"
I told her, "Mama had a cigarette in her hand."

She smoked two packs everyday and my wheezing just got louder
And when the doctor told her I had asthma
She blamed it on baby powder
But whenever I couldn't breathe
She'd come and hook up my nebulizer stand
And she did it with a cigarette in her hand

Mama had a cigarette in her hand
But she's always done the best that she can
And she makes me feel guilty
But I'll never understand
Why she always had a cigarette in her hand

Now it's been 15 years since Poppy died
And I still think about him often
But you know, the only time I don't remember him choking
Was when I saw him in his coffin
But I'll never forget when Mama turned to me
And she said, "Now son, there lies a good man."
Then she went over and put a cigarette in his hand

Mama had a cigarette in her hand
But she's always done the best that she can
And she makes me feel guilty
But I can't quite understand
Why she always had a cigarette in her hand

Mama's got a cigarette in her hand . . .

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from Thank God, released December 4, 2014
~Written & Composed by George Ǝ. Wagoner

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